Description
To find out, Jimmy Skunk, Peter Cottontail, Unc’ Billy Possum, and some other animals of the Green Forest secretly follow the old gentleman through the fields and woods as he makes his way to a very important engagement.
Young readers will enjoy discovering Old Mr. Toad’s destination in this delightful tale by master storyteller, Thornton W. Burgess.
Set in the timeless fictional locale of the Green Forest and the Smiling Pool, this book transports today’s youngsters to the same world of gentle breezes and lovable creatures that has delighted generations of children before then.
There, they’ll enjoy the warmth and whimsy of this tale while learning important lessons about nature, the environment, and the “lesser folk of fur and feathers.”
Reprint of the Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1916 edition.
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Author and conservationist Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965) wrote thousands of animal stories for children, starting with the 1910 publication of Old Mother West Wind. Burgess’s tales convey his fascination with wildlife and his concern for nature, teaching gentle lessons about ecology and respect for the environment.
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